The womb of inessential Naught. --Shelley.
[1913 Webster]
2. Not essential; not required to achieve a given purpose; unessential; unnecessary. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
inessential — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not absolutely necessary. ► NOUN ▪ an inessential thing … English terms dictionary
inessential — [in΄e sen′shəl, in΄i sen′shəl] adj. 1. Rare without essence or existence; immaterial 2. not essential; not really necessary or important; unessential n. something inessential … English World dictionary
inessential — index circumstantial, expendable, gratuitous (unwarranted), immaterial, inapposite, inappropriate, inconsequential … Law dictionary
inessential — [[t]ɪ̱nɪse̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ If something is inessential, you do not need it. [FORMAL] We have omitted footnotes which we judged inessential to the text. Syn: unnecessary Ant: essential … English dictionary
inessential — adjective Date: 1677 1. having no essence 2. not essential ; unessential • inessential noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
inessential — in|es|sen|tial [ˌınıˈsenʃəl] adj formal not needed = ↑unnecessary ≠ ↑essential ▪ inessential details >inessentials n [plural] … Dictionary of contemporary English
inessential — adjective not absolutely necessary. noun an inessential thing … English new terms dictionary
inessential — adjective formal not needed; unnecessary: He lived very simply with few inessential items in his apartment. inessentials noun (plural) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inessential — UK [ˌɪnɪˈsenʃ(ə)l] / US [ˌɪnɪˈsenʃəl] adjective not necessary Draw up a weekly budget to avoid the temptation to spend money on inessential items … English dictionary
inessential — adj. & n. adj. 1 not necessary. 2 dispensable. n. an inessential thing … Useful english dictionary
